Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

meet In Denver, september To-
Gov. Swineford and educational agent
Jackson have arrived at Alaska.
Judge Is. Markley Boyer, ex-congress-
man from Pennsylvania, is dead.
-Four persons were killed by the cars
near Five Mile River, Conn, the other
day.
George Bartlett and wife of Van Weat,
o., were thrown non carriage and
killed.
During July $3.50 emigrants came to
the United States against 81, 34o in July Of
last year.
Prof. .. ;. Fowler, the noted phrenolo
gist and lecturer, died near Sharon, Conn,
few days ago.
"A stay of execution has been granted in
the case OF Jake Sharp, the convicted New
York bribe-giver.
! George {. Wright Of Des Moines, Iowa,
has been elected president OF the Ameri-
can bar association.
Prof Spencer +. Baird of the United
states fish commission died at Woodhall,
Mass, few days ago.
canned fruit famine is probable, as the
fruit crop throughout the country has
been injured by the drouth.
Clifford Weeks shot and killed John
Iratt in soloon in Harrison, ILL.,, because
lratt refused to pay for the drinks.
general suspension OF the western
window glass factories may result from
demand for 10 per cent advance in wages.
Several British schooners haye been
captured off Alaska for violation OF the
statutes for the protection of seal fisheries.
The July fire record for the United
States and Cnnada foots up losses at Ella,
@j,5oJ, nearly 81 per cent above the July
average.
twenty-five states were represented at
the sons OF Veterans reunion at Des
Moines. The order now has u membership
OF s., sU4.
An express package containing $1,000
sent from Omaha, was lost Letween Green
River, Wyoming and PccAtelle, Idaho.
s. o clew.
The leaders in ar extensive gang OF
freight train robbers have been arrested
along the New York division OF the Penn
syIvanla.
Colorow, the leader of the pelligerent
Colorado has sent TO other tribes TO Join
the fight.
The leaders of the mob which released
senator RlddleDerger from JAN in Wood =
stock, Va, have been indicted by tho
grand jury.
The commissioner OF patents has render
ed decision 10 the effect that inventors
must describe their inventions in definite,
plain terms.
5Stewart Jackson, president OF the dis
patch transfer company OF Kansas City,
has absconded, leaving his friends $1,000
IN the Iurch.
Col. john Ii, Keatley of Council Bluffs,
iowa, has been appointed chief of the mis-
cellaneous division OF the second comp
troller's office.
The Rev. DR.. Daniel Curry for years one
Of the ablest ministers and preachers in
the Methodist denomination died in New
York recently.
William Looman Roberts, a heavy stock
broker of Baltimore, is at the Windsor hotel
in Montreal with about $4,000 belong ng
TO Baltimorians.
\ young Washington lawyer has com.
menced suit to esti blsn ms claims to
lands near st. Paul, Mimi, valued at over
nalf million dollars.
Grand Army men throughout the coun
try are working to have the system OF
pension pay ments changed so a. to make
them monthly instead # quarterly.
President and Mrs. Cleveland have re-
ceived invitations from almost every city
IN the west and south, including San
Francisco, New Orleans aud Galveston.
W. J. Stanley of Lampasas, Texas, who
has been active in prosecuting horse
thieves, was called out of his house last
night and his body riddled with bullets.
The skeleton OF u mastadon was I'M
earthed near Galena, H., the other day.
Dne of the teeth Of the defunct monster
was five inches long and weighed seven
pounds.
Applications have been received at the
treasury department., Washington, for the
prepayment of interest on bonds amount
ing to SO, S2s,3 go, making the total to date
s65,6l0, 450.
Seventeen freight cars were wrecked by
a collision on the Baltimore a. Ohio, near
and conductor Of one Of the trains were
fatally injured.
John and Richard Bean, hack drivers of
Boston. and their sister, have been notified
that by the death of Thomas Bean Of Bon
ham, Texas, they become the joint heirs
Of a fortune of $40, 0uU,UO0,
Two men were arrested in Kenland.
Ind, the other day, on suspicion OF being
the men who set fire To the bridge near
Chatsworth, Ill. The proof against them
is considered very strong.
At the reunion of the Eighty Seventh
Illinois veterans at Enfield, ILL.,, q terrible
explosion OF cannon occurred during the
sham battle. Five men were terribly in
iured, two Of whom will die.
An express train over the Fort Wayne
a Chicago railway was wrecked at Bay.
ard, Ohio, the other morning. o. Warner,
a sleeping car porter, was killed, and sew
eral others were seriously injured.
Jake Pettijohn who was sentenced to be
hanged In Atlanta, Ga, thirty years ago
for killing Clayton Vaughn, but escaped